Re: RA and Connective Tissue Disorders

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kathryne_j <kathryne_j@...> wrote:

Hi all!

I went to the Rheumy this evening to talk about pregnancy and found

out that I might have a connective tissue disorder instead of RA, or a

combination of the two. The Rheumy could not give me a specific CT

disorder, but said that the " blanching " that I have been getting on my

fingers and toes are an indicator of a CT disorder. Does anyone have

a connective tissue disorder? Do you experience " blanching " the loss

of color and blood flow in fingers and toes? Now I am confused b/c i

thought I knew what I had since the Dr. said that I had RA without a

doubt, but now she is telling me that I might have something else!

Grrrr...this is frustrating!!!

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Sorry, . Getting an accurate diagnosis can take some time.

About the blanching - I think you are probably talking about Raynaud's.

I have it. Sometimes it is a benign condition; other times, it is

associated with connective tissue diseases and is not trivial. I'll

post some information on it.

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> Hi all!

>

> I went to the Rheumy this evening to talk about pregnancy and found

> out that I might have a connective tissue disorder instead of RA, or

a

> combination of the two. The Rheumy could not give me a specific CT

> disorder, but said that the " blanching " that I have been getting on

my

> fingers and toes are an indicator of a CT disorder. Does anyone have

> a connective tissue disorder? Do you experience " blanching " the loss

> of color and blood flow in fingers and toes? Now I am confused b/c i

> thought I knew what I had since the Dr. said that I had RA without a

> doubt, but now she is telling me that I might have something else!

> Grrrr...this is frustrating!!!

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